in disarray; confused
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
in a state of confusion; disordered; chaotic
literaryDescribes things that are messy, mixed up, or situations where order is lost. Often used in a literary or formal context.
Chūn春
rì日
de的
huā花
hǎi海
wǔ五
cǎi彩
bīn缤
fēn纷
，
kàn看
dé得
rén人
yǎn眼
huā花
liáo撩
luàn乱
。
The spring flower sea was a riot of color, making people dizzy with its profusion.
Zuì最
jìn近
gōng工
zuò作
fán繁
máng忙
，
tā他
de的
xīn心
xù绪
yǒu有
xiē些
liáo撩
luàn乱
。
He has been very busy with work lately, and his mind is in a bit of a turmoil.
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Zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
wén文
jiàn件
liáo撩
luàn乱
，
xū需
yào要
hǎo好
hǎo好
zhěng整
lǐ理
yī一
xià下
。
The documents on the desk are in disarray and need to be sorted out properly.
Zhàn战
hòu后
de的
chéng城
shì市
yī一
piàn片
liáo撩
luàn乱
，
dào到
chù处
dōu都
shì是
fèi废
xū墟
。
The post-war city was in chaos, with ruins everywhere.